Disney/Pixar "Cars" Movie: Diecast toys may be worth something

Just passing this along to those who are a fan of the movie or into collectables.

My 2.5 year old son loves the "Cars" movie so much so that we bought the movie and for Christmas got him his first "Cars" toys. Go to a toy store and you will probably find plenty on the shelf, however, there are probably a hundred or more diecast charecters which have been produced. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the diecast "Cars" charecters are essentially matchbox cars that sell for $4.00 a piece.

Since the diecast toys have been such a hit with my son I have been trying to get more of the main characters. Trying to find anything but the most common 20 or so toys at a brick and mortar store is near impossible. Some of these toy cars are selling for over $20 on the internet already, a few rare ones even over $50.

I scored big today and found a Tex Dinaco hiding at Toys R Us among some unrelated toys. From what I understand he is a rare find. It would seem that the most rare and valuable charecters are those based on real people. Darryl Cartrip, Bob Cutlass, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and some early releases of the main charecters. Anyway, if you know where I can score some Cars charecters for MSRP, let me know.
Supreme Emperor of the Testing Forum, CTS and Offshoreqa forums.

What would those things be worth?... if they were made in China, I'm guessing a class-action lawsuit's a good possibility...
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